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sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids should be directed to Paul J. Howard, Executive Director, at (978) 465–0492, at least 5 days prior to the meeting date.

Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: October 31, 2012. William D. Chappell, Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2012–26948 Filed 11–2–12; 8:45 am]

**BILLING CODE 3510–22–P**

**DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE**

**GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION** 

**NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION** 

**[Docket 2012–0076; Sequence 29; OMB Control No. 9000–0048]** 

**Federal Acquisition Regulation; Submission for OMB Review;**  **Authorized Negotiators**

**AGENCY :**  Department of Defense (DOD), General Services Administration (GSA), and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).

**ACTION :**  Notice of request for an extension to an existing OMB clearance.

**SUMMARY :**  Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act, the Regulatory Secretariat will be submitting to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request to review and approve an extension of a previously approved information collection requirement regarding Authorized Negotiators. A notice was published in the Federal Register at 77 FR 45613, on August 1, 2012. One comment was received.

Public comments are particularly invited on: Whether this collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of functions of the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR), and whether it will have practical utility; whether our estimate of the public burden of this collection of information is accurate, and based on valid assumptions and methodology; ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and ways in which we can minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond, through the use of appropriate technological collection techniques or other forms of information technology.

**DATES :**  Submit comments on or before December 5, 2012. **ADDRESSES :**  Submit comments identified by Information Collection 9000–0048, Authorized Negotiators, by any of the following methods:

• Regulations.gov: http:// www.regulations.gov. Submit comments via the Federal eRulemaking portal by searching the OMB control number. Select the link ‘‘Submit a Comment’’ that corresponds with ‘‘Information Collection 9000–0048, Authorized Negotiators’’. Follow the instructions provided at the ‘‘Submit a Comment’’ screen. Please include your name, company name (if any), and ‘‘Information Collection 9000–0048, Authorized Negotiators’’ on your attached document.

• Fax: 202–501–4067.

• Mail: General Services Administration, Regulatory Secretariat (MVCB), 1275 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20417. ATTN: Hada Flowers/IC 9000–0048, Authorized Negotiators.

Instructions: Please submit comments only and cite Information Collection 9000–0048, Authorized Negotiators, in all correspondence related to this collection. All comments received will be posted without change to http:// www.regulations.gov, including any personal and/or business confidential information provided.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  Mr. Edward Loeb, Procurement Analyst, Office of Governmentwide Acquisition Policy, GSA, (202) 501–0650 or via email to Edward.loeb@gsa.gov.

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION :**  A. Purpose

Per FAR 52.215–1(c)(2)(iv), firms offering supplies or services to the Government under negotiated solicitations must provide the names, titles, and telephone numbers of authorized negotiators to assure that discussions are held with authorized individuals. The information collected is referred to before contract negotiations and it becomes part of the official contract file. B. Analysis of Public Comments

Comment: One respondent submitted a public comment on the extension of the previously approved information collection. The comment indicated a need to correct the FAR cite in paragraph A of the supplementary information.

Response: Adopted. C. Annual Reporting Burden

Respondents: 68,000. Responses per Respondent: 8. Total Responses: 544,000. Hours per Response: .017. Total Burden Hours: 9248. Obtaining Copies of Proposals: Requesters may obtain a copy of the information collection documents from the General Services Administration, Regulatory Secretariat (MVCB), 1275 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20417, telephone (202) 501–4755. Please cite OMB Control No. 9000–0048, Authorized Negotiator, in all correspondence.

Dated: October 31, 2012. William Clark, Acting Director, Federal Acquisition Policy Division, Office of Governmentwide Acquisition Policy, Office of Acquisition Policy, Office of Governmentwide Policy.
[FR Doc. 2012–26975 Filed 11–2–12; 8:45 am]

**BILLING CODE 6820–EP–P**

**DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE**

**Office of the Secretary**

**[Docket ID: DoD–2012–OS–0133]**

**Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records** 

**AGENCY :**  Office of the Secretary of Defense, DoD.

**ACTION :**  Notice to delete a System of Records.

**SUMMARY :**  The Office of the Secretary of Defense is deleting a systems of record notice from its existing inventory of record systems subject to the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended.

**DATES :**  This proposed action will be effective without further notice on December 6, 2012 unless comments are received which result in a contrary determination. Comments will be accepted on or before December 5, 2012.

**ADDRESSES :**  You may submit comments, identified by docket number and title, by any of the following methods:

• Federal Rulemaking Portal: http:// www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments.

• Mail: Federal Docket Management System Office, 4800 Mark Center Drive, East Tower, 2nd Floor, Suite 02G09, Alexandria, VA 22350–3100.

Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency name and docket number for this Federal Register document. The general policy for comments and other submissions from members of the public is to make these submissions available for public viewing on the Internet at http:// www.regulations.gov as they are received without change, including any personal identifiers or contact information.


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**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  Mrs. Cindy Allard, Privacy Act Officer, Office of Freedom of Information, Washington Headquarters Services, 1155 Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301–1155 or by telephone at (571) 372–0461.

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION :**  The Office of the Secretary of Defense systems of records notices subject to the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended, have been published in the Federal Register and are available from the address in **FOR FURTHER INFORMATION**
**CONTACT**. The proposed deletion is not within the purview of subsection (r) of the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended, which requires the submission of a new or altered system report.

Dated: October 31, 2012. Aaron Siegel, Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.

**DELETION: DWHS P48** 

Biographies of OSD, WHS, and JS Officials (August 23, 2004, 69 FR 51813).

**Reason:**

Based on a recent review of DWHS P48, Biographies of OSD, WHS, and JS Officials, it has been determined that the OSD CIO no longer has any records collected under this system of records notice. Components were notified on September 24, 2012 to identify if such records were being maintained by their Component. No affirmative responses were received therefore this system can now be deleted. [FR Doc. 2012–26916 Filed 11–2–12; 8:45 am]

**BILLING CODE 5001–06–P**

**DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE**

**Office of the Secretary**

**Renewal of the Defense Health Board**

**AGENCY :**  DoD.

**ACTION :**  Renewal of Federal Advisory Committee.

**SUMMARY :**  Under the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972 (5 U.S.C. Appendix), the Government in the Sunshine Act of 1976 (5 U.S.C. 552b), and 41 CFR 102– 3.50(d), the Department of Defense gives notice that it is renewing the charter for the Defense Health Board (hereinafter referred to as ‘‘the Board’’). The Board has been determined to be in the public interest.

The Board is a discretionary federal advisory committee that shall provide the Secretary and Deputy Secretary of Defense, through the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness (hereafter referred to as ‘‘the Under Secretary of Defense’’), and the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs, independent advice and recommendations on matters pertaining
to:

a. DoD healthcare policy and program management;

b. Health research programs; c. Requirements for the treatment and prevention of disease and injury by DoD;

d. Promotion of health and the delivery of efficient, effective and high quality health care services to DoD beneficiaries; and

e. Other matters of special interest to DoD, as determined by the Secretary of Defense, the Deputy Secretary of Defense or the Under Secretary.

The Board is not established to provide advice on individual DoD procurements, but instead shall be concerned with the DoD healthcare issues facing the Department of Defense in the areas referenced above. No matter shall be assigned to the Board for its consideration that would require any Board member to participate personally and substantially in the conduct of any specific procurement or place him or her in the position of acting as a contracting or procurement official.

The Board shall be composed of not more than 19 members who are appointed by the Secretary of Defense. The members shall be eminent authorities in one or more of the following disciplines: clinical health care, disease and injury prevention, health care delivery and administration, or strategic decision-making in government, industry, or academia.

Board members shall be appointed by the Secretary of Defense and their appointments will be renewed on an annual basis according to DoD policy and procedures. Board members who are not full-time or permanent part-time Federal employees shall be appointed to serve as experts and consultants under the authority of 5 U.S.C. 3109 and serve as special government employees. Each Board member is appointed to provide advice on behalf of the government on the basis of his or her best judgment without representing any particular point of view and in a manner that is free from conflict of interest. With the exception of travel and per diem for official travel, Board members shall serve without compensation.

The Secretary of Defense may approve the appointment of Board members for one-to-four year terms of service, with annual renewals; however, no member, unless authorized by the Secretary of Defense, may serve more than two consecutive terms of service on the Board. This same term of service limitation also applies to any DoD authorized Subcommittee of the Board.

Appointments will normally be staggered among the Board membership to ensure an orderly turnover in the Board’s overall composition on a periodic basis. Regular government officers or employees who participate in DoD’s decision-making process for this Board are prohibited from serving on the Board or its subcommittees.

The Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Under Secretary of Defense, shall appoint the Board’s President. The Under Secretary of Defense shall appoint the Vice President. The Under Secretary of Defense, pursuant to DoD policies and procedures, may appoint, as deemed necessary, non-voting experts and consultants, with special expertise, to assist the Board on an ad hoc basis. These experts and consultants, if not full-time or part-time government employees, shall be appointed under the authority of 5 U.S.C. 3109, shall serve as special government employees, shall be appointed on an intermittent basis to work specific Board-related efforts, and shall have no voting rights. Non-voting experts and consultants appointed by the Under Secretary of Defense shall not count toward the Board’s total membership, and shall not engage in Board deliberations.

The Department, when necessary, and consistent with the Board’s mission and DoD policies/procedures, may establish subcommittees, task groups, and working groups to support the Board. Establishment of subcommittees will be based upon a written determination, to include terms of reference, by the Secretary of Defense, the Deputy Secretary of Defense, or the Board’s
sponsor.

Such Subcommittees shall not work independently of the chartered Board, and shall report all of their recommendations and advice solely to the Board for full deliberation and discussion. Subcommittees have no authority to make decisions and recommendations, verbally or in writing, on behalf of the chartered Board; nor can any Subcommittee or its members update or report directly to the DoD or any Federal officers or employees.

All Subcommittee members shall be appointed in the same manner as the Board members; that is, the Secretary of Defense shall appoint Subcommittee members even if the member in question is already a Board member.